Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
1BiII' Williams Captured.
A SUPPOSED VIRGINIA CRIMINAL
TAKEN IN BALTIMORE AFTER
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.

( Reported for the Baltimore Sun, Noy. i,l
Policeman Pick, of the central
district, arrested a man at l.3O this
morning in a room over the Pacific
Concert Hall, 70S East Baltimore
street, whom Lieutenant Busick
says is Billy Williams, who is
wanted in Alexandria, Va, tor the
murder of a policeman there eight
months ago. Since that time po'
lice officials in every town and city
in the United States have been
looking for Williams, for whose
apprehension a large reward is
offered. Circulars detailing his
alleged Alexandria crime and bear
ing a description and likeness of
him have been sent broadcast, with
the instructions that, il cornered,
his captors had better be unusual
ly careful, for he was a desperat
character, who would kill any one
who stood in his way. 1t was not
long after one o'clock this morning
when young man, who is bar
keeper at the Pacific Hall, in the
employ of William Bucholtz, the
proprietor, went to his room on the
second floor of the building, direct
Iy above the concert apartment,
with the intention of retiring Tor
the night. Before undressing he
lighted a match and looked under
the bed, a low one, to see if there
was any invader there, a precau'
ton he usually took. Beneath 1t,
crouched on the floor in corner,
he saw a man, and instantly ran
from the room IN alarm. AS ne
crossed the threshold of the door
the fellow under the bed called OUT
in threatening tone, "Don't you
90 out of this room.' The par
keeper was gone by this time Ill
search of help. The first one lie
encountered was Mrs. Jeanette
Bucholtz. wife of the proprietor OF
the hall, to whom he excitedly told
his discovery. She rushed into
her kitchen, which, with the other
apartments used by herself and
husband, are in the same story,and
seized a galvinIzed iron cake turn
er. Armed with this she hurried
to the barkeeper's room, and met
the stranger at the doorway
Without a word OF parley she let
drive the utensl she had in her
hand. and struck the man a power
fnl blow on the forehead, Just
above the right eye, inficting a
deep cash, from which the blood
flowed copiously at once. The Olow
staggered him. In the meanwhile
Mr. Bucholtz, who was in the yard
Of the premises, was summoned by
the barkeeper. Locking the kltch'
en- door. he went to the assistance
of his wife, and arrived in time to
knock Williams down with blo"
The barkeeeper was particularly
useful at this juncture, for he ran
for help, and meeting policeman
Pick. told him of the case. PIcB
soen had the man under arrest ano
sent him to the central station III
the patrol wagon. When brought
before Lieutenant Busick the
stranger said his name was FRANK
Clark. After closely scrutlnlzlne
him. the Lieutenant told him m'
name was not Clark, but Billy
Williams, and he knew him WE'LL
The information staggered the prls
oner. who subsequently confessed
his name was Williams, and tha'
he had been travelling in the west
He had been only four days In th'
city. His photograph is IN th'
rogues' gallery here. The crime
charged against him in Alexandra
was committed on a Saturday nigh
after a circus left town. The po
lice there heard a barroom was t'
be robbed, and two patrolmen wer'
sent to the nelghborhood oil tue
designated place. They saw TWO
men lying in a sawdust ring uSeo
in the circus, and approached. AZ
they did so, one man, said to DC
Williams, fired revolver, klIleo
one OF the policemen and escaped
The other policeman captured hi'
man. Tom Curran, the case GgainS
whom was recently abandoned iol
want of sufficient evidence to con
wet. When searched by turnkey
Manning at the central station
42.caliber loaded revolver was
found in one of Williams pockets
around his waist was an lmmens'
double edged dirk knife.